Doug Collins: “We also lost about 400,000 veterans that year as well.”

“So that increase in personnel is also to deal with the increase in veterans coming to VA for care, long overdue for their acts because of their exposure to toxic substances. We also lost about 400,000 veterans that year as well. So it does equal out a little. Bit, but we had well over a million in the first year signed up.” (00:18–00:22)

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